GDT: Game 80: Coyotes @ Wild - 5:00pm (AZ) - BSAZCoyotes, 92.3FM

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Being a fan of this franchise is like an experiment in how much suffering a sports fan can endure before their spirit breaks

 

[Grimes]

Hasn't the last place team not won the 1st overall 2x in a row in a loooong time?

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I wonder if BA trade down our out for another 1st rounder next year. Wouldn’t that be a stunner. We could get Geekie and a first next year for that pick.

 

[TheLegend]

Stars win in shootout.

 

[Mosby]

Save us Gary Batman!

 

[lanky]

Mceichel all over again! Yay!!

Relax. Not even close to the same.

 

[BUX7PHX]

Just goes to show that it is hard to tank. No one likes doing it and players have pride in their play and game.

I never advocate for it and simply say that when you have a pick that is not the best OA player, your room and your scouts have to find that player who has the skill/longevity combo amongst the many choices. Doesn't mean every choice is perfect and some drafts are more plentiful than others. But if you have a plan that gets more hits than misses in your evaluations, then you can see sustained team improvements.

 

[rt]

BA did all that was humanly possible. If you’re mad, be mad at the Habs.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

BA did all that was humanly possible. If you’re mad, be mad at the Habs.

I choose Stralman. He’s been weirdly getting a lot of points lately. Very Dave moss-esque

 

[Baby Doaner]

Hasn't the last place team not won the 1st overall 2x in a row in a loooong time?

So it’s due and it won’t be us.

 

[RABBIT]

Draft in Montreal, Montreal is a big money maker for the league, and they will most likely finish dead last. Easy lay-up for the league. We just need to hope there aren’t any lottery winners (if not us.) 2nd or 3rd would be good consolation. 4th would be a gut punch.

 

[rt]

I choose Stralman. He’s been weirdly getting a lot of points lately. Very Dave moss-esque

Key difference this season is that they’ve been trying all year, rather than just coasting until trash time.

 

[rt]

Draft in Montreal, Montreal is a big money maker for the league, and they will most likely finish dead last. Easy lay-up for the league. We just need to hope there aren’t any lottery winners (if not us.) 2nd or 3rd would be good consolation. 4th would be a gut punch.

The lottery isn’t rigged.

For me personally, I have almost no preference between third or fourth.

Now having said that, I’m guessing we pick fourth and by some miracle Slafkovsky falls to third but no further. Hahaha.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Relax. Not even close to the same.

Now would seem a good time to point out that the Eichel you all craved has now gone SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT ONE PLAYOFF GAME. FOR 2 TEAMS. HELL, *WE* HAVE MORE. (And I'm telling you, Vegas is more likely to be worse in 3 years than better)

Once my over under 67.5 bets won, I'm off the tank train. We win the lottery, great. If not we pick 4th, also great. Hope that guy does well FOR us, whoever he is.

 

[Edenjung]

In general we have had more success in the playoffs the last 15 years than Toronto, the sabres and Edmonton (unsure about that one thought).
And those teams have all the marbles.

 

[Schemp]

The lottery isn’t rigged.

For me personally, I have almost no preference between third or fourth.

Now having said that, I’m guessing we pick fourth and by some miracle Slafkovsky falls to third but no further. Hahaha.

If it ain't rigged, then why do they keep painting the logo on our lottery balls with lead paint? Rumor has it that they are switching over to uranium based paint, has a longer half-life!

I think the hockey gods will finaly throw the Coyotes a bone. Torturing the fans is getting boring...

 

[Summer Rose]

I fell asleep at second intermission. Damn opioids. Going to miss the beginning of tonight's game because I start my new part-time job. Friday night is my last chance to watch a Coyotes game in its entirety this season and it's a 10:30 game.

 

[lanky]

Draft in Montreal, Montreal is a big money maker for the league, and they will most likely finish dead last. Easy lay-up for the league. We just need to hope there aren’t any lottery winners (if not us.) 2nd or 3rd would be good consolation. 4th would be a gut punch.

40% likelihood of us picking 4th.
60% likelihood it'll be higher than 4th.

 

[MIGs Dog]

I fell asleep at second intermission. Damn opioids. Going to miss the beginning of tonight's game because I start my new part-time job. Friday night is my last chance to watch a Coyotes game in its entirety this season and it's a 10:30 game.

Set the VCR.

 

[Summer Rose]

Set the VCR.

You would say VCR instead of DVR to me.

 

[Jakey53]

f*** this shit, dude

I f***ing hate this team so god damn much

Now you guys bitch when they win.

 

[Baby Doaner]

Call me crazy, but if I’m other teams in the division, I’d rather not have a wright to deal with 8x a season. Why not play not as hard as we usually do and let the coyotes take some points. We have zero business beating/ tying the blues or the wild. I bet we win tonight and again against Nashville.

 

[Baby Doaner]

Now you guys bitch when they win.

These are meaningless games. Games we have zero business winning. Does nothing for the team but set us back more.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Call me crazy, but if I’m other teams in the division, I’d rather not have a wright to deal with 8x a season. Why not play not as hard as we usually do and let the coyotes take some points. We have zero business beating/ tying the blues or the wild. I bet we win tonight and again against Nashville.

It seems to me Wright is not a generational player. Coolie, Slafkowsky, Nemec and Juricek may end up as good or better than Wright.

 

[rt]

It seems to me Wright is not a generational player. Coolie, Slafkowsky, Nemec and Juricek may end up as good or better than Wright.

I agree with this. I have Wright #1 and I like him a lot as a prospect. But he's closer to Cooley than he is to Matthews or MacKinnon.